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TEDxTacoma - Paul Martin - Attitude over adversity

457 views · Published 3 May 2010 · 17:42 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2010 · People & Blogs

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In 1992, just six months after earning a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, a car accident claimed Paul's left leg beneath the knee. This challenge served as a catalyst to test his physical abilities. He has since competed in ten Ironman triathlons and holds the world record for leg amputees of 10:09:17 set in Coeur d'Alene, 2005.

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